Brett Hull Once Stole Bob Berry's Jaguar

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Brett Hull Once Stole Bob Berry's Jaguar

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Flash back 21 years ago to the conclusion of a Blues game at the old St. Louis Arena. Brett Hull and Kelly Chase have just emerged from the building when the players, ready for some postgame revelry, realize that neither of them has a set of wheels.

"I thought you drove," Hull quizzes his teammate.

"I thought you did," counters Chase.

They stare at each other.

"Hold on," says Hull, reentering the arena.

A few moments later the Blues winger returns to the parking lot with the keys to head coach Bob Berry's Jaguar.

"Coach let you borrow his car?" Chase asks, surprised.

"No big deal," replies Hull with a shrug.

The two climb into the Jag and race off for some fun on the East Side.

It's 3:30 a.m. when they decide to call it a night. Coach Berry has an early morning practice slated to begin in just a few hours. But as Chase tries to open the frozen door to the Jaguar, the key snaps off inside the lock.

Not to worry, though. The security staff working the nightclub recognizes the players and brings out some beers and a bottle of rum. Someone builds a fire in an old oil drum, and just like that they're having an impromptu tailgate party.

They're all sitting there, swapping stories like old friends and passing around the bottle, when a locksmith finally arrives to fix the car. Yet Hull doesn't want the night to end. He invites the bouncers out for breakfast — his treat — at the Eat-Rite Diner.

Day is breaking a couple of hours later when Hull and Chase arrive — on time — to practice. Hull nonchalantly tosses the keys to the Jaguar on Berry's desk. It's then that Chase discovers that Hull took the keys without permission. Coach Berry is livid. But instead of blowing up at Hull, he unleashes his rage on Chase.

"You're not good enough to be doing shit like this!" he screams. "You'll go back to Peoria again for doing shit like this!"

More than two decades later, Chase, now the radio color commentator for the Blues, laughs as he sits in his office at Scottrade Center, recounting the tale.

"I thought I would be sent down to the minors for sure," he chuckles.
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That's an entertaining read. I'm glad I got a chance to see Hull play in the old barn many times when I was a kid.
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I remember seeing those two out tearing it up at Humphrey's a couple times. Having seen what went down there, I have no trouble believing this story, lol.
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I don't know what was better: the entire story or the concluding response by Berry.
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Oshie is a saint compared to Hull lol.
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STLADOGG wrote:Oshie is a saint compared to Hull lol.
When Oshie scores 86 in a year, AND keeps the team from moving to Saskatoon, we can really let things start to slide.
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sseagle wrote:
STLADOGG wrote:Oshie is a saint compared to Hull lol.
When Oshie scores 86 in a year, AND keeps the team from moving to Saskatoon, we can really let things start to slide.
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